Aoci Correction Officer

What You'll Do

• Maintaining control of the institution to provide for safety and security of the facility, inmates, staff, and general public by enforcing rules, regulations, policies and procedures
• Supervise and direct inmate activity in assigned areas of the facility/institution
• Assure that the assigned area is clean, safe, and secure
• Monitor and operate security controls, equipment, and computers
• Operate automotive vehicles in perimeter security and transport inmates
• Conduct inmate counts, security rounds, and searches
• Complete required reports and serve on committees
• Prevent escapes or incidents that threaten security
• When necessary, use physical force, unarmed self‑defense, firearms, or other force to detain or secure inmates

Newly hired Correction Officer will be hired at step 1 ($24.16) and will move to step 2 ($24.86) after six months of employment. Earn an additional $0.60 per hour working 2nd or 3rd shift.

High‑school diploma or G.E.D.; must have a valid driver’s license for positions assigned to the transportation sector. Commercial driver’s license required if the position involves operating vehicles qualifying as commercial. Applicants must successfully pass the Correction Officer assessment or have completed it within the past 24 months; or be current employees with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction who have previously been certified in the position of correction officer.

Probationary period: 365 days.

• Corrections
• Communications
• Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Security
• Ethics and Values
• Listening
• Observation
• Situational Awareness
• Teamwork

Rehabilitation & Correction – Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution

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Ongoing

Allen Correctional Institute

United States of America – OHIO – Allen County – Lima

$24.16

Full‑time

Classified

OCSEA

Corrections

• Communications
• Corrections
• Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement
• Security

• Ethics and Values
• Listening
• Situational Awareness
• Teamwork
• Observation

Who We Are…
Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change.

What We Do…
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front‑line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public by helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.